WO2006101344A1 - Ordinateur portable comprenant un ecran bidirectionnel - Google Patents

Ordinateur portable comprenant un ecran bidirectionnel Download PDF

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WO2006101344A1
WO2006101344A1 PCT/KR2006/001041 KR2006001041W WO2006101344A1 WO 2006101344 A1 WO2006101344 A1 WO 2006101344A1 KR 2006001041 W KR2006001041 W KR 2006001041W WO 2006101344 A1 WO2006101344 A1 WO 2006101344A1
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Suk Chang Yoon
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Lee, Jang Ho
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  • the present invention relates to a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor, and more particularly to a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor which additionally connects a connection monitor for a customer to a body monitor for a user so that various information can be visually provided comfortably and promptly to the customer through the screen of the connection monitor during a sales activity or a consultation in various fields.
  • Background Art
  • notebook computers can be simply carried and can be used on laps, so they are occasionally called as lap top computers.
  • the notebook computers can be easily carried and can be very conveniently used by people who go on business trips or conduct business while traveling.
  • the notebook includes a body having a main substrate having a keyboard on the upper surface and having a CPU in the interior thereof, a video card for processing graphics, and an auxiliary memory unit such as an HDD etc. for storing data of high capacity, and wired/wireless communication devices and peripheral devices, and a monitor for visually displaying a signal processed result of the body to a user.
  • a main substrate having a keyboard on the upper surface and having a CPU in the interior thereof, a video card for processing graphics, and an auxiliary memory unit such as an HDD etc. for storing data of high capacity, and wired/wireless communication devices and peripheral devices, and a monitor for visually displaying a signal processed result of the body to a user.
  • the monitor engaged with the body through a pair of hinge units for the visual interface with the user is a thin and light display with the lightness trend for increasing the portability, and a single LCD having a display surface on the inner surface thereof and a metal casing for protecting the display surface is used as the monitor.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor which additionally connects a connection monitor for a customer to a body monitor for a user so that various information can be visually provided comfortably and promptly to the customer through the screen of the connection monitor during a sales activity or a consultation in various fields.
  • a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor comprises: a body including a signal processing unit in the interior thereof; a body monitor for visually displaying a signal processed result of the body to a user; a connection monitor connected to a tip end portion of the rear surface of the body monitor, for displaying the same content as that of the body monitor to a customer on the basis of a selection of the user; and a connecting assembly for rotatably and pivotally supporting the connection monitor with respect to the body monitor.
  • the connecting assembly comprises: a rotational shaft having a screw thread formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end thereof, a first upwardly opened recess, and a through-hole formed from the first recess to the lower side thereof, a support shaft in which a tip end portion thereof is engaged with a female screw engagement recess formed in a connecting recess of the body through the first recess and the through-hole of the rotational shaft to resilien y and rotatably support the rotational shaft, a pivot shaft case in which the periphery of the rotational shaft is screw-coupled to a central engagement recess thereof and second and third circular recesses are formed at both end portions thereof in the lengthwise direction thereof, and first and second pivot shafts each of which has one end resilien y supported on the second and third recesses of the pivot shaft case and the other end pivotally supported by pivot shaft connecting recesses of the connection monitor.
  • the support shaft includes a fixation bolt having a screw thread formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper
  • the notebook computer can further comprise a friction preventing ring for reducing the frictional force of the rotational shaft when the rotational shaft is rotated in the connecting recess of the body monitor.
  • the notebook computer further comprises a power source switch installed in the connecting recess of the body monitor, for automatically turning on and off a function of the connection monitor by detecting the rotation angle of the rotational shaft.
  • connection monitor can be detachably engaged with the body monitor.
  • connection monitor is connected to the body monitor.
  • the connection monitor is rotatably supported by the body monitor so as to be rotated by 360 degrees and is mounted to the body monitor so as to be pivoted by 180 degrees.
  • connection monitor is to be used by a user
  • the screen of the connection monitor is turned on by raising the connection monitor about the pivot shaft and then rotating the connection monitor about the support shaft, with the connecting monitor facing the opposite direction of the body monitor. Consequently, the user can visually provide various information to a customer promptly and comfortably by utilizing the screen of the connection monitor.
  • the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention can provide the same information as that of a user to a customer in real time through the connection monitor during a sales activity or a consultation with the customer in various fields, the customer can be promptly provided with visual information in a comfortable state, thereby conveniently securing the reliability of the consultation with the customer and saving unnecessary movement and time of the customer.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention in a folded state
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention, with a connection monitor thereof raised to be used;
  • FlG. 3 is a perspective view showing the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention, with the connection monitor thereof rotated by 180 degrees about a rotational shaft;
  • FlG. 4 is a perspective view showing the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention, with the connection monitor thereof moved in the pivot shaft direction;
  • FlG. 5 is a perspective view showing the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention in an installed state
  • FlG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a constitution of a connecting assembly of the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
  • FlG. 1 is a perspective view showing a notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention in a folded state.
  • FlG. 5 is a perspective view showing the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention in an installed state.
  • FlG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a constitution of a connecting assembly of the notebook computer having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention.
  • the notebook computer 1 having a bidirectional monitor includes a body 10 including a main substrate having a keyboard 3 on the upper surface and having a CPU in the interior thereof, a video card for processing graphics, and an auxiliary memory unit such as an HDD etc. for storing data of high capacity, and wired/wireless communication devices and peripheral devices, a body monitor 11 for visually displaying a signal processed result of the body 10 to a user, a connection monitor 12 connected to a tip end portion of the body monitor 11, for displaying the same content as the body monitor to a customer according to a selection of the user; and a connecting assembly 20 for rotatably and pivotally supporting the connection monitor 12 with respect to the body monitor 11.
  • a body 10 including a main substrate having a keyboard 3 on the upper surface and having a CPU in the interior thereof, a video card for processing graphics, and an auxiliary memory unit such as an HDD etc. for storing data of high capacity, and wired/wireless communication devices and peripheral devices, a body monitor 11 for visually displaying a signal processed result
  • the body 10 and the body monitor 11 can be constituted by using a general notebook computer in which the body monitor 11 is pivotally supported by the body 10 in the front-rear direction through a pair of hinge units (not shown).
  • a general notebook computer in which the body monitor 11 is pivotally supported by the body 10 in the front-rear direction through a pair of hinge units (not shown).
  • Any body 10 including a signal processing unit capable of performing signal processing through an interface unit for a user can be used.
  • the notebook computer 1 having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention further includes the connection monitor 12 for a customer in addition to the body monitor 11 for a user.
  • the connecting assembly 20 connecting the connection monitor 12 to the body monitor 11 includes a rotational shaft 30 rotatably installed in a connecting recess 32 formed in the body monitor 11, for rotating the connection monitor 12 by 0 to 360 degrees with respect to a plane surface of the body monitor 11, and a pair of pivot shafts 41a and 41b for pivoting the connection monitor 12 by an inclination angle of 0 to 180 degrees with respect to a plane surface of the body monitor 11.
  • the connecting assembly 20 includes a rotational shaft 30 having a screw thread
  • the assembling order of the connecting assembly 20 is described. First, after the support shaft 21 is inserted into the first spring 22, the first spring 22 and the support shaft 21 are inserted into the recess 30b of the rotational shaft 30. Thereafter, the support shaft 21 is engaged with the engagement recess 32a in the connecting recess 32 of the body monitor 11 together with the friction preventing ring 31, with the tip end screw portion 21a of the support shaft 21 protruding outside of the rotational shaft 30 to rotatably fix the rotational shaft 30 to the body monitor 11.
  • the connecting recess 32 of the body monitor 11 may realize a function of a power source switch (not shown) for automatically turning on and off the function of the connection monitor 12, for example, by detecting the rotation angle of the rotational shaft 30, so that the connection monitor 12 can be turned off when only the screen of the body monitor 11 is used and can be turned on when the body monitor 11 and the connection monitor 12 are simultaneously as shown in FIG. 5.
  • a power source switch not shown
  • connection monitor 12 can receive display information by wire through the body monitor 11 and the connecting assembly 20 or by using the well known short range wireless communication.
  • the notebook computer 1 having a bidirectional monitor according to the present invention connects the notebook body 10, the body monitor 11, and the connection monitor 12 in folder type to form a three fold structure.
  • connection monitor 12 If a user is to use the connection monitor 12, as shown in FIG. 2, the user raises the connection monitor 12 of the notebook computer 1 from the body monitor 11, with the pivot shafts 41a and 41b functioning as hinge shafts.
  • connection monitor 12 is rotated by 180 degrees about the support shaft 21 so that the screen 12a of the connection monitor 12 faces the opposite direction of the screen 1 Ia of the body monitor 11.
  • the connection monitor 12 can be easily rotated.
  • connection monitor 12 is regulated by rotating the connection monitor 12 about the pivot shaft 41a and 41b, so that the sides of the body monitor 11 and the connection monitor 12 forms an inverse V-shape as shown in FIGs. 4 and 5. Then, the tip end portion of a support 50 is separated from the connection monitor 12 to stably maintain the installed state of the connection monitor 12.
  • connection monitor 12 since the screen 12a of the connection monitor 12 is turned on in addition to that of the body monitor 11, the user can visually provide various in- formation to a customer while consulting the customer comfortably and promptly, thereby saving unnecessary movement and time of the customer.
  • the body 10 has a function by which the display information selected by the user from the display information displayed on the body monitor 11 is transferred to the connection monitor 12 to be displayed.
  • connection monitor 12 is physically and continuously connected to the body monitor 11 through the connecting assembly 20
  • connection monitor 12 is separably connected to the body monitor 11 so as to be simply installed as shown in FlG. 5.
  • the present invention can be applied to a notebook computer which can provide the same information as that of a user to a customer in real time through a connection monitor during a sales activity or a consultation with the customer in various fields.

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L'invention concerne un ordinateur portable comprenant un écran bidirectionnel auquel peut être connecté un écran supplémentaire pour un client afin que diverses informations visuelles puissent être fournies rapidement et aisément à l'utilisateur lors d'une vente ou d'une consultation dans divers domaines. L'ordinateur portable comprend une unité centrale, un écran permettant de présenter un résultat visuel du traitement de signal à un utilisateur, un écran supplémentaire connecté à l'extrémité arrière de l'écran, permettant d'afficher le même contenu que celui affiché sur l'autre écran, sur la base d'une sélection de l'utilisateur, ainsi qu'un système de fixation permettant de faire tourner et pivoter l'écran supplémentaire par rapport à l'unité centrale.
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WO2012047208A1 (fr) * 2010-10-05 2012-04-12 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Dispositif d'affichage bidirectionnel pour un dispositif électronique portable
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